Holmgren's last $16 million only adds to total Browns have paid to departed execs

Outgoing Cleveland Browns team president Mike Holmgren likely will receive all $16 million remaining on his now-ridiculous $40 million, five-year deal to represent Randy Lerner as the face of the Browns.
Which, of course, got me thinking: What is Lerner's final tally paid to fired team executives and coaches in the post-Modell era?
It's obviously a difficult thing to pin down, given the secretive nature of salaries of front-office folks, especially GMs. However, we can ballpark it to the best of our ability.
Without further adieu:
COACHES TOTAL: About $21.5 million, B.S. (Before Shurmur)
Chris Palmer: The new Browns' first coach won five games in two seasons and was fired with $3 million left on his contract. I loved this line: “Potential replacements include New Orleans offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy,” who, as we know now, turned out OK with the Green Bay Packers.
Butch Davis: Here's where it gets murky; various reports have his original deal worth $12 million to $15 million. Let's call it a five-year deal worth $15 million, and Davis was owed $3 million on it when he “resigned” — Holmgren's “retiring,” as you know — with a few games left in the 2004 season.
Romeo Crennel: The Browns gave Crennel an extension before the 2008 season, after Derek Anderson led the team to a 10-6 record in 2006. If Chris Palmer was paid $1 million a year, and Davis $3 million a year, let's call Crennel's annual salary — remember, Crennel was highly regarded because of his time with the Patriots — $2.5 million a year, meaning the Browns owed him $7.5 million when he was fired along with GM Phil Savage (see below).
Eric Mangini:Mangini had two years left, at about $4 million per, when he was fired after one year under Holmgren. If you remember, Randy Lerner gave only a Rooney Rule courtesy interview to another candidate, and Mangini was hired nearly immediately after Crennel was fired.
Pat Shurmur: Shurmur has two years left on his deal, and if you think he'll be back in 2013 — I've argued that the Browns need stability and consistency, so I'd hate to see him and GM Tom Heckert go — then I have a business opportunity in which you'd be interested: pet rocks. Shurmur, another first-timer, probably makes $2 million a year, so were he to be fired, the coaches column would increase to $25 million.
EXECUTIVES TOTAL: $25.5 million B.H. (Before Heckert)
John Collins: Collins succeeded Carmen Policy as team president, and if you remember, famously lost a faceoff with Savage, a battle originally thought to be won by Collins. I could not track down his contract details, so let's conservatively call it $1 million owed.
Savage: Savage, too, was given an extension after the 2007 season, through 2012. Let's say Savage, a very respected NFL exec, was paid $1.5 million a year, for a total of $4.5 million.
George Kokinis: Kokinis was Mangini's hand-picked successor for Savage, but found little to do as Mangini (allegedly) commandeered the role. Then things got messy: The Browns said they fired Kokinis for cause, which Kokinis fought, and the sides eventually settled, reportedly for around $4 million.
Holmgren: $16 million.
Heckert: Heckert already is privately telling folks he feels he'll be out as GM under Joe Banner and Jimmy Haslam; I couldn't turn up the terms of Heckert's original contract, but let's call it safe to assume he and Shurmur were tied together, meaning he has two years left at what a source guessed would be a $2 million annual salary. Were he to be fired, too, that'd bring this category to $29.5 million, which would bring the total to around $55 million if he and Shurmur were both fired.
That, friends, is a lot of coin.
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